World War I is recognized as one of the harshest and most devastating wars in the world’s history. There are a few reasons why this horrendous war began. Tensions arose between two nations of the great alliance—Germany and Great Britain. If a nation in the Central Powers or Triple Entente declared war on another‚ all the other members would also declare war. Therefore‚ the tensions between Great Britain and Germany would prove to be dangerous. James Stevens explains that “Great Britain has long been
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The World War I began in 1914 after Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot by a Serbian revolutionary. This assassination influenced the start of a world war between great European powers that lasted for four years. In 1917‚ the United States of America joined this war‚ to assist its allies‚ France and Britain. It was clear that these states were exhausting their military resources and they needed help. In addition‚ German submarines had attacked American ships leading to the loss
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Effects of World War I on the United States During the early nineteenth century most of Europe and the United States entered the First World War. However‚ when war first broke out the United States refused to enter the war and President Wilson was determined to remain a neutral country. Although the United States wished to remain neutral‚ they still continued to trade with warring nations‚ which ultimately caused them to join the war. If the United States had stayed out of the war completely
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During World War I‚ African Americans went a step further. Instead of only participating in protests‚ black workers would write persuasive letters – using the war and patriotism as means to support their requests. “Despite the tendency of the postal system to marginalize them‚ African Americans participated in a broad process of communicating … ‘African Americans viewed the war as a potentially defining moment in their history of racial progress and struggle for freedom.’ African Americans … made
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weapons. The four types are choking gases and lung irritant agents‚ blister agents‚ nerve agents‚ and blood agents. The physiological effect of these weapons will play a big role in the effects of them. These weapons were used heavily during World War I and World War II. The weapons that will be described in this paper involve a lot of chemistry behind them so this paper also explores the chemicals used in these weapons. This paper will show the reader the many effects of the four types of weapons described
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Introduction World War I has had traumatic effects on the countries that participated in it in terms of many aspects such as the tremendous amount of debt and war costs that they had to encounter at the end of the war. Such effects were usually long-term in nature and were most strongly reflected in the form of changing political‚ economic and social structures‚ and public opinion across those participant nations or even other parts of the world for decades even after the official end
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In 1914‚ Australia joined the First World War. Although it was seen as a European war‚ the Australia government decided that Australia should support its ’Mother Country’‚ Britain. The prime-minister at the time‚ Joseph Cook‚ stated Australia’s position : "Whatever happens‚ Australia is a part of the Empire‚ right to the full. When the Empire is at war‚ Australia is at war." Many Australians objected to the country’s involvement in the war‚ but the majority of the population agreed with the government’s
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more aggressive on declaring war on other nations. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was a great chance for Germany to test their army‚ therefore Germany encouraged Austria to declare war on Serbia and claimed that she would provide help if Austria did that. As a result‚ this led to the beginning of World War I that at the end led to great damaged on the economy and the government of the entire European nations. Therefore‚ among all the reasons that led to World War I‚ nationalism‚ usually have
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Following the end of the Second World War‚ relations between the Soviet and the Western bloc deteriorated quickly. British prime minister Churchill said that the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe was like ’an iron curtain’. Relations were generally tense during the ensuing Cold War‚ typified by spying and other covert activities. The British and American Venona project was established in 1942 for cryptanalysis of messages sent by Soviet intelligence. Soviet spies were later discovered in Britain
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Retrospectively‚ the First World War seems as if it was inevitable‚ but the arms race between the European powers can be conceptualized as a defensive response to the increasing military power by a country’s neighbours. Though some plans were indeed offensive‚ they were building not towards deliberately offensive maneuvers but rather an attempt to protect their borders should a neighbour invade. Germany’s answer to this in the Schlieffen Plan was an aggressive form of defence‚ hoping to avoid a war on two fronts
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